Lead Software Engineer

at  Lloyds Banking Group

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Job Description
JOB TITLE: Lead Software Engineer

SALARY: £86,964 - £102,310

LOCATION(S): Leeds
HOURS: Full-time
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Leeds location.
About this opportunity
We’ve created “LBG Platforms” and we’re building multi-functional, co-located teams giving them freedom to bring technology to the forefront of our business.
A platform is a co-located team who work together to deliver value at pace by designing services that people find useful, easy, and engaging to use. Typically, a platform has a strong focus on sophisticated problem solving in an agile way where engineers are free to experiment and build innovative products which will transform the way our customers engage with us.
Our Insurance & Personal Investments platform are improving support to our customers throughout their financial lives, with clear, straightforward customer journeys, helping empower them to make the right decisions on their long-term Saving, Investment, Insurance, and home protection.

What are we looking for in you?

• You must demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills as Engineering Leads must effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and foster collaboration across teams.
• You should have a strong background in software development, with expertise in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and technologies. You should be able to demonstrate a track record of designing and building complex, scalable systems.
• Prior experience in a leadership role, such as a team lead, technical lead, or engineering manager is essential. You should be able to showcase their ability to lead and inspire engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, is important. Familiarity with Agile is necessary.
• A strong understanding of the banking and financial services industry is highly valuable. Experience working on projects related to insurance products is a significant advantage.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineering team members to help them grow professionally and improve their skills.
• A history of introducing innovative solutions or technologies that drive business value is a plus.

Overall, you should have a well-rounded background that combines technical expertise with leadership abilities, industry knowledge, and a commitment to delivering secure and innovative solutions in the insurance sector.
Why Lloyds Banking Group
We’re on an exciting journey and there couldn’t be a better time to join us. The investments we’re making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
What you’ll need

Digital Technologies:

• Cloud Computing: Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Microservices Architecture: Experience with designing, building, and managing microservices-based applications.
• Containerization: Familiarity with containerization technologies
• Web and Mobile Development: Knowledge of web and mobile application development, including front-end and back-end technologies, responsive design, and mobile app development frameworks.
• APIs: Understanding of API design principles, RESTful APIs.
• Data Management: Experience with data storage and processing technologies, including databases (SQL and NoSQL), data warehousing, and data lakes.
• Test Automation: Experience with toolsets such as Selenium, Junit, BDD and Cucumber.

DevOps Technologies:

• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI to automate software builds, testing, and deployments.
• Version Control: Strong understanding of version control systems like Git for code collaboration and version tracking.
• Collaboration and Communication: Experience with collaboration and communication tools like Slack, JIRA, and Confluence for team coordination and project management.

Insurance Technologies:

• Duck Creek Technologies

About working for us
Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today to find out more.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.
We’re focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference

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